25th Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics

Kiyoshi Nakamura, Organizing Committee Chairman

We cordially invite you to participate in the English Session of the 25th Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics in Sapporo, Japan, 27-29 October 2004. This symposium was first held in December 1980, to bring together experts from various fields of ultrasonics in both fundamental and applied research. Since then innovations in those fields have been presented and discussed every year for a quarter of a century. To commemorate the 25th Symposium, we have included an English session where presentations and discussions will be held in English. We are pleased to announce that a Best Paper Award and on-line versions of all the previous proceedings papers will also be prepared. This years conference will be held at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, where we can enjoy the beautiful nature. It is for the first time that this symposium to leave the main island of Japan, Honshuu. Late autumn in Sapporo will be sure to provide an opportunity for a memorable meeting.
Authors of accepted proceeding papers are eligible to submit a regular paper or a short note to a special issue on ultrasonic electronics in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP).

List of Topics

1. Fundamentals, phonon physics
2. Physical acoustics, Materials
3. Measurement techniques, Imaging, Nondestructive testing
4. Acousto-optics
5. Bulk wave devices
6. Surface wave devices
7. Sonochemistry
8. Medical ultrasound
9. High power ultrasound
10. Underwater ultrasound
11. Miscellaneous

Important dates

Deadline for application for presentation: July 23, 2004
Deadline for submission of proceedings paper: August 20, 2004
Deadline for pre-registration: October 15,2004
Symposium: October 27-29, 2004
Deadline for submission of JJAP paper: November 12, 2004